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anin whingn, wte hse press secretary jay carney questioned the syrian government claims. >> we have no evidence to substantiate the charge the opposition has used chemical weapons. we are deeply skeptical of a regime that has lost all credibility and we would also warn the regime against making these kinds of charges as any kind of pretext or cover for its use of chemical weapons >> sreenivasan: president bashar assad is widely believed to have a chemical weapons arsenal, including nerve agents as well as mustard gas. e parliament of prus ved to reject a bill that would tax bank deposits in order to qualify for an international bailout package. to receive $13 billion from the e.u. and the international monetary fund, cyprus has to raise $7.5 billion on its own. but taxing people's bank accounts proved unpopular, even when the provision was added to shield small savers. banks across cyprus will remain closed until thursday to avoid a run on cash. uncertainty about the cyprus situation set markets around the world and on wall street on edge. the dow jones industrial average
anin whingn, wte hse press secretary jay carney questioned the syrian government claims. >> we have no evidence to substantiate the charge the opposition has used chemical weapons. we are deeply skeptical of a regime that has lost all credibility and we would also warn the regime against making these kinds of charges as any kind of pretext or cover for its use of chemical weapons >> sreenivasan: president bashar assad is widely believed to have a chemical weapons arsenal, including...
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in washington, white house press secretary jay carney downplayed the report. >> we support dialogue, political dialogue. and president saleh has publicly indicated his willingness to engage in a peaceful transition of power and we believe the timing and the form of that transition should be accomplished through dialogue and negotiation. so we urge that process to continue. >> sreenivasan: saleh has been a close u.s. ally for years, particularly in yemen's role in fighting al qaeda. two american soldiers were killed in afghanistan today by a man dressed as an afghan police officer. the incident happened inside a compound in the north, as they were training security forces. witnesses said the shooter fled the scene, but it was unclear if he was an actual police officer or dressed in disguise. meanwhile, hundreds of people across the country protested for a fourth day against a recent koran burning in florida. u.n. helicopters fired on forces loyal to the entrenched president of ivory coast today.
in washington, white house press secretary jay carney downplayed the report. >> we support dialogue, political dialogue. and president saleh has publicly indicated his willingness to engage in a peaceful transition of power and we believe the timing and the form of that transition should be accomplished through dialogue and negotiation. so we urge that process to continue. >> sreenivasan: saleh has been a close u.s. ally for years, particularly in yemen's role in fighting al qaeda....
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we preview the state of the unionwith white house press secretary jay carney and our own mark shields and david brooks. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead, concerns about security at the sochi olympics and the lengths to which some american teams are going, to stay safe. plus: >> ♪ i hammer in the evenin' all over this land ♪ we remember folk legend and activist pete seeger with reflections from peter, paul and mary's peter yarrow. those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i've been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. the ones getting involved, staying engaged. they are not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is, "how did i end up here?" i started schwab with those people. people who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and im
we preview the state of the unionwith white house press secretary jay carney and our own mark shields and david brooks. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. also ahead, concerns about security at the sochi olympics and the lengths to which some american teams are going, to stay safe. plus: >> ♪ i hammer in the evenin' all over this land ♪ we remember folk legend and activist pete seeger with reflections from peter, paul and mary's peter yarrow. those...
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jay carney, thank you for joining us. let me begin by asking what does the president want to accomplish tonight? >> judy, tonight he wants to make clear to the american people that his number-one priority is what it has always been since he began running for the office of the presidency back in 2007. that is, the need to grow the economy and rebuild and strengthen the middle class because the middle class has always been the engine of our economic growth. when the middle class does well, when our economy grows from the middle out instead of the top down, america does better. that's really been the focus of his energies on domestic policy since, like i said, the time he began running for this office. it was the focus of so much what he did in his first term. it remains the focus because the recession that was in full bloom when he took office in january of 2009 cost this economy almost nine million jobs. and dug a heublg hole out of which we've been climbing ever since. we've achieved a lot. over six million private sector
jay carney, thank you for joining us. let me begin by asking what does the president want to accomplish tonight? >> judy, tonight he wants to make clear to the american people that his number-one priority is what it has always been since he began running for the office of the presidency back in 2007. that is, the need to grow the economy and rebuild and strengthen the middle class because the middle class has always been the engine of our economic growth. when the middle class does well,...
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on the defensive side you heard it from jay carney that the president has been doing a lot to kind of it in place policys that would over time drive oil and gas prices down. that's more exploration, more permits for drilling. there are also though the democratic party, you know, on capitol hill and the allies of the white house are going to push on this issue of oil subsidies. the president has been hamering the replicansn the subsidies, the federal government subsidies that go to the oil company. of course the oil companies are going to be making record profits because of the price of oil as high as it is. so the democrats think they have a really good argument to tell people, look, at a time when these oil companies are making so much money, this is the last time that we need to be giving them more subsidies. >> woodruff: michael, is it fair to say that the white house is focused on this debate, closely focused on this debate that is underway? >> i can definitely tell you having talked to the folks at the white house they are concerned. they know this hpens every year but every year
on the defensive side you heard it from jay carney that the president has been doing a lot to kind of it in place policys that would over time drive oil and gas prices down. that's more exploration, more permits for drilling. there are also though the democratic party, you know, on capitol hill and the allies of the white house are going to push on this issue of oil subsidies. the president has been hamering the replicansn the subsidies, the federal government subsidies that go to the oil...
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. >> reporter: at the white house this morning, press secretary jay carney said that was not going to happen. >> what i know about speaker's proposal in the house right now, is that there are already 55, 56, 57, 58 senators-- democrats and republicans-- who oppose it. it ain't going anywhere in the united states senate. we need to start doing things that can actually pass both houses and be signed into law. >> reporter: the senate's top democrat majority leader harry reid piled on. >> republicans cannot get the short-term band-aid they will vote on in the house today. it will not get one democratic vote in the senate. all 53 members of the senate democratic caucus wrote to the speaker last night to tell him they will not vote for it. >> reporter: reid later announced the senate would take up boehner's plan immediately following the house vote and pledged again to defeat it. reid has put forward his own proposal that would cut the deficit by $2.2 trillion over the next decade, with about half the savings coming from the winding down of military operations in iraq and afghanistan. and,
. >> reporter: at the white house this morning, press secretary jay carney said that was not going to happen. >> what i know about speaker's proposal in the house right now, is that there are already 55, 56, 57, 58 senators-- democrats and republicans-- who oppose it. it ain't going anywhere in the united states senate. we need to start doing things that can actually pass both houses and be signed into law. >> reporter: the senate's top democrat majority leader harry reid...
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white house press secretary jay carney: >> we are not focused on monday morning quaterbacking but on improving the access that americans have to the information they need so that they can shop for and purchase affordable health insurance. as i said yesterday, obviously tests were done and, what we learned upon launch were the problems with the site were greater than expected and anticipated significantly and work needed to be done to fix those problems, and that's what's happening. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile, the growing furor guarantees the secretary of health and human services kathleen sebelius will face tough questions when she testifies next week, before the same house committee. >> woodruff: one of the contractors we mentioned, q.s.s.i. is open bid united health and united is an underwriter of the newshour. >> ifill: a usually fractured european union summit expressed common outrage today over recent allegations that the u.s. has been spying on its allies. jeffrey brown reports. >> brown: as a busy world leader, german chancellor angela merkel checks her cell phone during high-l
white house press secretary jay carney: >> we are not focused on monday morning quaterbacking but on improving the access that americans have to the information they need so that they can shop for and purchase affordable health insurance. as i said yesterday, obviously tests were done and, what we learned upon launch were the problems with the site were greater than expected and anticipated significantly and work needed to be done to fix those problems, and that's what's happening....
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jay carney, thank you for joining us. already the republicans have been out today in advance of the president's speech tonight talking about debt, decline and disappointment in advance of the speech. what do you say to that? >> well i think it's unfortunate because what could be more political than criticizing a speech before you've even heard it. the president will deliver the state of the union address tonight. it's not a political speech. it's not a campaign speech. it's a vision for where he believes we ought to go with this country as we build an economy that is strong and firm and built to last for the future. where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules. it's going to be policy-specific filled with proposals to help enhance manufacturing in the united states, enhance the development of skills for american workers, and it is infused with american values. i would have hoped that critics like that would have waited to hear what the president said and hear
jay carney, thank you for joining us. already the republicans have been out today in advance of the president's speech tonight talking about debt, decline and disappointment in advance of the speech. what do you say to that? >> well i think it's unfortunate because what could be more political than criticizing a speech before you've even heard it. the president will deliver the state of the union address tonight. it's not a political speech. it's not a campaign speech. it's a vision for...
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so -- but jay carney, his lawyer admitted to all that. so in some respects they went in there in their opening statement and admitted it to a number of predicate acts that would find him guilty of racketeering, which he is charged. but what's clear by the defense, what jay carney outlined, is whitey bulger is not interested in getting acquitted of everything. he's interested in being acquitted of two very specific charges. someone that he was an informant for the f.b.i. carney said he never was. but the other thing that bulger really wants to change, he doesn't like this part of the narrative, is the killing of the women. of the 19 murders he's charged with killing two women and he cannot abide by that because he spent his entire criminal life creating a narrative of him and that narrative is that he's a good bad guy. he's a criminal with scruples and criminals with scruples do not murder defenseless young women. >> ifill: four to five months you're saying this is going to take. why so long? >> well, part of it is they're only going half
so -- but jay carney, his lawyer admitted to all that. so in some respects they went in there in their opening statement and admitted it to a number of predicate acts that would find him guilty of racketeering, which he is charged. but what's clear by the defense, what jay carney outlined, is whitey bulger is not interested in getting acquitted of everything. he's interested in being acquitted of two very specific charges. someone that he was an informant for the f.b.i. carney said he never...
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. >> brown: at the white house, spokesman jay carney underscored the constitutional limitations on the president's power. >> the president swore an oath to uphold the constitution, and he is bound by the law. whether the lethal force in question is a drone strike or a gunshot, the law and the constitution apply in the same way. >> brown: and this afternoon, attorney general holder sent paul a new letter. in it, he said: senator paul declared himself satisfied with that answer. >> so, i am very pleased to have gotten this response back from the attorney general of the united states, and i think that americans should see this battle that we've had in the last 24 hours as something that's good for the country. >> brown: shortly thereafter, the senate ended the debate and confirmed john brennan. now, we examine what's behind the senate shenanigans, politically and practically. we are joined by: scott shane, a national security reporter at the "new york times"; and niels lesniewski, who covers the senate for "roll call." is it took a while, but in the end the president got his nominee. brie
. >> brown: at the white house, spokesman jay carney underscored the constitutional limitations on the president's power. >> the president swore an oath to uphold the constitution, and he is bound by the law. whether the lethal force in question is a drone strike or a gunshot, the law and the constitution apply in the same way. >> brown: and this afternoon, attorney general holder sent paul a new letter. in it, he said: senator paul declared himself satisfied with that answer....
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but white house press secretary jay carney cautioned today, there are limits to what's possible. >> the president understands and is concerned about the pain caused by separations that have come about through deportation, but he also understands and has made clear that there's no comprehensive fix he can himself enact. congress has to act. >> woodruff: so far, though, there's little prospect of comprehensive immigration reform this year. the president says enough people have signed up, under his health care law, for the program to work. he told the medical website "web m.d." today that enrollment to date, 4.2 million, is sufficient to make the program stable. but he also urged young and healthy people to sign up, to off-set costs. the deadline is march 31st. the u.s. education department will try again to crack down on career-training colleges whose graduates can't pay their student debt. these programs account for almost half of all student loan defaults. education secretary arne duncan called today for stripping schools of access to financial aid if their pupils can't find decent-payi
but white house press secretary jay carney cautioned today, there are limits to what's possible. >> the president understands and is concerned about the pain caused by separations that have come about through deportation, but he also understands and has made clear that there's no comprehensive fix he can himself enact. congress has to act. >> woodruff: so far, though, there's little prospect of comprehensive immigration reform this year. the president says enough people have signed...
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you heard press secretary jay carney say that today. youer that say message out of campaign headquarters in chicago. they're on t.v. saying the exact same thing. they don't want to get into the middle of the political discussion that the candidates are having and we're having on t.v. shows. >> woodruff: aside from this... the court argument, what's going on with the court. should have the president talking about health care reform in this campaign? >> well, you know, any good campaign and candidate and elected official is thinking about what the potential outcomes are of any important issue so, of course, they're talking about it and, of course, they're thinking about what will happen the supreme court overturns it and what will happen if the supreme court upholds it. we don't know any more than vast speculation which i'm... i feel perfectly safe putting out there. we know that he's very interested in the case, he's, of course, a constitutional scholar himself. he taught constitutional law in law school and we know that he read the brie
you heard press secretary jay carney say that today. youer that say message out of campaign headquarters in chicago. they're on t.v. saying the exact same thing. they don't want to get into the middle of the political discussion that the candidates are having and we're having on t.v. shows. >> woodruff: aside from this... the court argument, what's going on with the court. should have the president talking about health care reform in this campaign? >> well, you know, any good...
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at the white house today, press secretary jay carney stopped short of endorsing gay marriage outright. >> the president's personal view on same sex marriage-- i think you all have heard him discuss as recently as the press conference at the end of last year. that is distinct from this legal distinction. the decision is that the administration will not defend the defense of marriage act in the second circuit. furthermore, the president directed the attorney general not to defend, because of the decision that it's not constitutional, defend the defense of marriage act in any other circuit in any other case. >> ifill: the law's supporters condemned the president's decision. and a spokesman for speaker boehner said in a statement that, "the president will have to explain why he thinks now is the appropriate time to stir up a controversial issue that sharply divides the nation." for more on this, we turn to charlie savage, domestic correspondent for the "new york times." welcome to the newshour, charlie. explain something to me. we heard jay carney today make the distinction between a lega
at the white house today, press secretary jay carney stopped short of endorsing gay marriage outright. >> the president's personal view on same sex marriage-- i think you all have heard him discuss as recently as the press conference at the end of last year. that is distinct from this legal distinction. the decision is that the administration will not defend the defense of marriage act in the second circuit. furthermore, the president directed the attorney general not to defend, because...
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spokesman jay carney pointed out that nearly 190 nations have signed a convention opposing the use of chemical weapons. >> there must be a response. kerry made that clear at the president's instruction and i'm echoing it again today. we cannot allow this kind of violation of an international norm with all the attendant grave consequences that it represents to go unanswered. what form that response will take is what the president is assessing now with his team. >> whatever form it takes carney was quick to say the goal will be limited. >> i want to make clear, that the options that we are considering are not about regime change. they are about responding to a clear violation of an international standard that prohibits the use of chemical weapons. >> as president obama pondered his options, defense secretary hagel visiting bruny told the bbc, the u.s. military is set once a decision is made. >> allies are partners, leaders all over the world have said let's get the facts. let's get the intelligence. and then a decision will be made on whether action should be taken if action should be t
spokesman jay carney pointed out that nearly 190 nations have signed a convention opposing the use of chemical weapons. >> there must be a response. kerry made that clear at the president's instruction and i'm echoing it again today. we cannot allow this kind of violation of an international norm with all the attendant grave consequences that it represents to go unanswered. what form that response will take is what the president is assessing now with his team. >> whatever form it...
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carney joined in. >> whit comes to rallying tea party members that is not acceptable. >> it was all too much for john mccain of arizona. he faulted democrats today. >> to categorically reject what the house of representatives and the speaker is doing, and i think he's pretty courageous in what he's doing in my view is not serving the american people. so let's stop this. let's stop it, sit down, consider the speaker's proposal, get our proposal done. and then, get this resolved, which we can do in the next 24 hours. >> before the house republican plan emerged, senate leaders from both parties said they were making progress on their plan. aids say they hoped to seal an agreement before the day was out. but things seemed to grind to a halt. dick durbin announced the negotiations in the senate were suspended pending something more acceptable from the house. still, a vote to end the standoff, drops the tax on medical devices. meanwhile, the partial government shutdown entered its third week and the deadline is two days away. the treasury department warns, come thursday, it will no longer
carney joined in. >> whit comes to rallying tea party members that is not acceptable. >> it was all too much for john mccain of arizona. he faulted democrats today. >> to categorically reject what the house of representatives and the speaker is doing, and i think he's pretty courageous in what he's doing in my view is not serving the american people. so let's stop this. let's stop it, sit down, consider the speaker's proposal, get our proposal done. and then, get this...
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white house spokesman jay carney said today that assad cannot cling to power. >> bashar al-assad long ago gave up the opportunity to participate in a transition process that would improve the future of the syrian people and the syrian nation. he chose instead to wage war on his people. >> sreenivasan: the syrian opposition said today it might take part in peace talks, but only if there's a deadline for a settlement forcing assad out. the carnage in iraq has claimed at least 30 more lives. bombings hit two neighborhoods in baghdad after nightfall. most of the victims were members of a wedding party, passing by as the bomb exploded. sectarian violence has flared in iraq this month, killing more than 500 people. china issued a new condemnation of computer hacking today, amid allegations that chinese hackers stole data on more than two dozen major u.s. weapons systems. in beijing, the assistant foreign minister did not directly address the allegations, made in a pentagon report. instead, he said china opposes all cyber-attacks and has promised to work with the u.s. to fight them. the firs
white house spokesman jay carney said today that assad cannot cling to power. >> bashar al-assad long ago gave up the opportunity to participate in a transition process that would improve the future of the syrian people and the syrian nation. he chose instead to wage war on his people. >> sreenivasan: the syrian opposition said today it might take part in peace talks, but only if there's a deadline for a settlement forcing assad out. the carnage in iraq has claimed at least 30 more...
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but today, white house press secretary jay carney faced a battery of new questions, insisted again there was no effort to hide anything. >> we believed based on the intelligence assessment that extremists were involved, and there were suspicions about what affiliations those extremists might have but there was not hard, concrete evidence and so ambassador rice in those shows talked about the possibility that al-qaeda might be involved or other al-qaeda affiliates might be involved or non-al qaeda libyan extremists which i think demonstrates there was no effort to play that down. >> sreenivasan: republicans have insisted the administration botched security in benghazi and the response to the attack, and ever since, have tried to cover it up. they're promising more hearings to come. the internal revenue service has admitted it flagged some conservative groups for more aggressive reviews during the 2012 election. they were singled out if their applications for tax-exempt status included the words tea party or patriot. the head of the i.r.s. division overseeing tax-exempt groups said today t
but today, white house press secretary jay carney faced a battery of new questions, insisted again there was no effort to hide anything. >> we believed based on the intelligence assessment that extremists were involved, and there were suspicions about what affiliations those extremists might have but there was not hard, concrete evidence and so ambassador rice in those shows talked about the possibility that al-qaeda might be involved or other al-qaeda affiliates might be involved or...
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. >> woodruff: at the white house today, spokesman jay carney would not discuss snowden or the case. other top officials did speak out over the weekend before learning of snowden's identity. >> for me it is literally not figuratively... >> woodruff: on saturday the director of national intelligence, james clapper, told nbc news that the leaks put the nation in danger. >> this is a key tool for preserving, protecting the nation's safety and security. >> woodruff: on the sunday talk shows the issue made strange fellows of lawmakers across the political spectrum. republican congressman mike rogers of michigan chairs the house intelligence committee. >> these programs that are authorized by the court, by the way, only focus on non-united states persons overseas. that gets lost in this debate. this is our pieces of the puzzle. you have to have all the pieces of the puzzle to try to put it together. that's what we found went wrong in 9/11. >> woodruff: california democrat dianne feinstein chairs the senate intelligence committee. >> here's the rub. the instances where this has produced goo
. >> woodruff: at the white house today, spokesman jay carney would not discuss snowden or the case. other top officials did speak out over the weekend before learning of snowden's identity. >> for me it is literally not figuratively... >> woodruff: on saturday the director of national intelligence, james clapper, told nbc news that the leaks put the nation in danger. >> this is a key tool for preserving, protecting the nation's safety and security. >> woodruff: on...
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jay carney justified those actions today as legal, ethical, and wise. >> the questions around this issue are important and the president takes them seriously. we have significant challenges because of the nature of the attacks, how they're planned, who plans them. but there is no question that senior operational leaders of al qaeda are continually planning to attack the united states, to attack american citizens. the authorization to use military force is entirely appropriate for the united states to target seen yore operational leaders of al qaeda. >> ifill: the white paper-- revealed overnight-- was drawn from more detailed legal memo which is remains classified. a bipartisan group of senators led by oregon's ron widen have asked they be made public in advance of thursday's hearing on the nomination of john brennan to be c.i.a. director. brennan has been key in implementing the stepped-up use of drones to target terror suspects. >> ifill: for more now on the justice department's white paper, we get two views. matthew waxman is a professor of law at columbia law school and a fellow at t
jay carney justified those actions today as legal, ethical, and wise. >> the questions around this issue are important and the president takes them seriously. we have significant challenges because of the nature of the attacks, how they're planned, who plans them. but there is no question that senior operational leaders of al qaeda are continually planning to attack the united states, to attack american citizens. the authorization to use military force is entirely appropriate for the...
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but white house spokesman jay carney said the timing of the sanctions is not related to those reports. >> there has been a steady increase in our sanctions activity. and this is part of that. part of that escalation. it's not related to specifically to that issue or the questions about it. >> sreenivasan: the u.s. and israel say iran's ultimate goal is to produce nuclear weapons. iran insists its program is for peaceful purposes only. greece agreed today to a major new austerity measure, eliminating 15,000 government jobs. the european union and the international monetary fund pressed for the cuts, as part of a bailout deal worth $170 billion. greek unions have called a nationwide strike for tomorrow to protest the new cuts. wall street got off to a slow start for the week. the dow jones industrial average lost 17 points to close at 12,845. the nasdaq fell more than three points to close just under 2902. a deep freeze paralyzed much of eastern europe for another day. the cold wave is more than a week old, with no immediate end in site rescue crews in bosnia used helicopters today to e
but white house spokesman jay carney said the timing of the sanctions is not related to those reports. >> there has been a steady increase in our sanctions activity. and this is part of that. part of that escalation. it's not related to specifically to that issue or the questions about it. >> sreenivasan: the u.s. and israel say iran's ultimate goal is to produce nuclear weapons. iran insists its program is for peaceful purposes only. greece agreed today to a major new austerity...